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There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Statement by Comrade Joe Moabi, acting director of finance, on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Statement by Comrade Joe Moabi, acting director of finance, on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Author: Joe MoabiPublisher: Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaDate: 3/21/1984Volume Number: 21-MarFormat: StatementCollection: South Africa
PAC- Latest Developments in Southern Africa PAC- Latest Developments in Southern Africa
Author: J. MkwanaziPublisher: Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaDate: 3/13/1984Volume Number: 13-MarFormat: StatementCollection: South Africa
Statement of Plaintiffs in Clark V. USA, Targets of FBI COINTELPRO Illegal Activities, in Response to Current Trial of FBI Officials Felt and Miller Statement of Plaintiffs in Clark V. USA, Targets of FBI COINTELPRO Illegal Activities, in Response to Current Trial of FBI Officials Felt and Miller
Publisher: Committee for the Suit Against Government MisconductDate: 9/23/1980Volume Number: 23-SepFormat: StatementCollection: Cointelpro
Statement of Plaintiffs in Clark V. USA, Targets of FBI COINTELPRO Illegal Activities, in Response to Current Trial of FBI Officials Felt and Miller
National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research
Publisher: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation & ResearchYear: 1978Format: StatementCollection: Cointelpro
Statement with background information about COINTELPRO and the goals of the National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research
Afeni Shakur Statement Afeni Shakur Statement
Author: Afeni ShakurFormat: StatementCollection: Cointelpro
Statement in commemoration of International Working Women's Day.
Statement by Paul Potter Statement by Paul Potter
Author: Paul PotterPublisher: Students for a Democratic SocietyDate: 5/1/1965Volume Number: 1-MayFormat: StatementCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Statement regarding the post-March National Council. Specifically a plea to people who were at the NC meeting to assume more responsibility for reporting the kinds of discussions that were held in sufficient detail so other people can pick up on these decisions.
Statement of Shelley Miller to the Grand Jury Statement of Shelley Miller to the Grand Jury
Author: Shelley MillerDate: 2/2/1983Volume Number: 2-FebFormat: StatementCollection: Grand Jury
I am refusing to testify before this grand jury because it is an attack, fundamentally, on the right of the Puerto Rican nation to fight to win its liberation, to defeat US imperialism by whatever means it takes.
Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement from Leslie Mullin and Judith Bissell of the LA Five on the historic context of the right of self-representation, access to legal resources and the LA Sheriff's department.
Defense Bulletin Defense Bulletin
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement providing information about the arrest of the LA Five and building a movement in support of the LA Five and all political prisoners and prisoners of war.
Fighting the State's Attacks Fighting the State's Attacks
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement about the arrest of the LA Five, COINTELPRO and self-criticism.